Shannon Princess II |
Barge Information
Rating  :
Deluxe
Number of
Passengers: 10
Number of Cabins:
5
Size of
Vessel: 107 ft in length
Number of Crew:
5
Cruise
Region: Ireland
Other Regions Sailed:
None
2010 Whole
Boat Charters for 10 starting at
$35,000
2010 Prices
(per person) starting at $3,700
2011 Whole
Boat Charters for 10 starting at $35,000
2011 Prices
(per person) starting at $3,700
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 Shannon
Princess II |
Overview
Cruise through lush Ireland aboard the Shannon Princess
II, a specially designed vessel built to cruise on the
mystic and mysterious River Shannon. This beautiful
luxury river barge offers delightful and friendly
service, outstanding cuisine and wine, memorable and
charming ambiance, and an unforgettable cruise on a
river of unspoiled beauty.
The Shannon Princess
II features a thoughtfully designed interior with a
comfortable and spacious salon, beautiful dining area,
and a full length sundeck for panoramic viewing as the
beauty unfolds around you.
Her experienced
captain and crew go out of their way to ensure that your
every need is accommodated. The professional chef was
trained at the Ballymaloe School and offers a number of
delicious signature dishes. Each meal is an occasion
served on fine porcelains, with delicate Irish crystal
and crisp linens, all accompanied by excellent European
and new world wines and of course, indulgent Irish
liqueurs.
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Accommodations
The Shannon Princess II offers five comfortable and
spacious twin or double cabins. All are riverside cabins
with large opening picture windows, and bright airy
ensuite bathrooms.
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Amenities
- Outstanding Irish cuisine featuring the freshest
local ingredients
- Fine European wines and Irish liqueurs with lunch
and dinner
- Two lunches ashore
- Open bar
- Sundeck with steamer chairs and reclining chairs
- Central heating, no air conditioning needed
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Sample Itinerary
Shannon Princess II
Cruise Itinerary Athlone To Killaloe
Sunday
- Guests
shall be met at 3.00
pm
at the Dublin
city centre hotel and transferred by coach to the
Shannon Princess at Quigley's
Marina.
Your Captain and his crew welcome you on board the
delightful Shannon Princess with
Champagne,
Black Velvets or Irish Coffees! Dinner on board.
Monday - This
morning you begin your cruise around the beautiful
"Inner
Lakes"
of Lough Ree and then continue north to Lough Ree as you
explore some of the 365 islands on the lake. Then circle
back to the River and onto the mooring in
Athlone
Town.
After lunch, depart by bus to the "Corlea Trackway
Visitor Centre." The centre interprets an Iron Age bog
road which was built in the year 148 BC across the
Boglands close to the River Shannon. The oak road is the
largest of its kind to have been uncovered in
Europe
and was excavated over the years by Professor Barry
Raferty of University College Dublin. Dinner on
board.
Tuesday - The
Shannon Princess descends through Athlone Lock and heads
south through Europe's
richest example of "Callow" landscape. Countryside
little changed in over 1000 years. This is one of
Ireland's
premier Wildfowl Reserves. Moor at Clonmacnoise ruins, a
famed 6th century University and early
Christian settlement. After a visit to the interpretive
centre, lunch is served onboard enroute to
Shannon
Bridge,
arriving mid-afternoon to this typical Irish riverside
town.
After
lunch, depart by bus to
"Birr
Castle"
Irelands Historical Science Centre and home of the
Oldest Telescope in the World, with its glorious
landscaped gardens dating from 17th. Century and family
seat of the Earls of Ross. Dinner on
board.
Wednesday - Travel
a very pretty stretch of the Shannon
with an ever-changing landscape slipping by. Travelling
down through Meelick lock, pausing as Portumna swing
bridge is opened to allow the Shannon Princess passage
onto idyllic Lough Derg. Moor at
Terryglass
Harbour.
Lunch at the Derg Inn in the Village. Time to explore
this charming Hamlet before an afternoon excursion to
"Leap
Castle"
reputed to be
Ireland's
most haunted house. You will be greeted by Sean Ryan and
his family who will invite you in to their unusual home
and Sean, a renowned musician, will tell you the
fascinating history of the castle and the part it played
in founding the American Constitution. Sean will gladly
play a few tunes with possibly the added bonus of being
joined by his talented young daughter who will
demonstrate her amazing dancing skills. Dinner on
board.
Thursday - A
full day excursion to
Galway
City -
A lively University
City
and cultural centre for Irish speaking regions in
Western
Ireland.
Visit Galway
crystal and a profusion of craft and linen shops. Lunch
at a Traditional Guinness & Oyster pub. Return to
Shannon Princess and set sail through the especially
beautiful Lough Derg, passing
Forrest
Park
and ancient mountains as you set your course for
Mountshannon - a lovely lakeside village perched
above the Lough. Dinner on
board.
Friday - This
morning set sail through south Lough Derg and her many
Islands
rejoining the River Shannon and entering Killaloe, once
home to the court of the greatest High King of Ireland,
Brian Boru. Moor on the
Tipperary
side of this elegant little town, with plenty of time
for you to visit the town. After lunch onboard,
set off by bus on an afternoon excursion to a unique
project set in the grounds of
Graggaunowen
Castle,
designed to bring Bronze Age & Celtic culture to
life. Also on display is a reconstructed hide boat used
by Irish Monks to sail to North
America
in the 5th. Century. Dinner on
board.
Saturday - After
a hearty Irish breakfast, transfer by coach to the
Aberdeen Lodge, arriving around 12
Noon.
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